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A fifth columnist is a person who undermines a nation from within, usually in favor of an enemy nation. At his point in World War 2, Britain and her Commonwealth allies were on their own, so in this case, Wes Clipper and the gang are implying that the “Gloomy Gus” is acting “defeatist” by saying the war was not going well, and he might as well be Hitler himself.

Sharp-eyed readers will notice that this comic is called “Birdseye Corners” and not “Birdseye Center”. There was still a transition time between 1925 and 1927 where the name switched between “Life’s Little Comedies” and “Birdseye Center”. It was mostly “Birdseye Center” in 1927, except for this brief period in March and April 1927 where is was “Birdseye Corners”.